# Week in the Privacy News - 08/2024

> Feb 19 - Feb 25, 2024

**Published by:** [#w3pnews](https://paragraph.com/@w3pnews/)
**Published on:** 2024-02-26
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@w3pnews/2024-08

## Content

ResearchMemetic warfare: notes from the W3PN Summit meme talk by @lunar_miningThe State of the Culture (2024): a non pretty glimpse into post-entertainment societyEFF: Unregulated, Exploitative, and on the Rise report on electronic monitoring from Vera InstituteWTF is Aztec? introduction articleHackernoon: The Role of Asset-Agnostic PrivacyWired: experience with Signal usernamesThe Big Brother Watch: thread on X comparing CBDCs around the worldGoogle: AI privacy risks from sharing with chatbotsEcosystemFluidkey launched alpha version on OptimismAleo users alarmed by leaked KYC documentsRailgun surpasses $20m TVL (src)Privacy x Web3 job board by @nicksvyaznoy and @niclaz (updated)GrantsEthereum Foundation: The first ZK Grants Round is now open ($900k) (src)Zcash: grant for Maya Protocol approved ($110k) (src)ReleasesNymVPN v0.0.4: initial releasePodcastsPrivacy tools in the real world (LunarDAO)Protecting health data & patient privacy (Verida Network x Partisia Blockchain)Alternatives to CEXs (Firo)Privacy + blockchain: how important is it? (QuickSwap)GovernmentsRussia arrested a woman for a $51 donation to Ukraine charity, facing up to 20 years in prisonThe real story of the SEC's suit from Kraken CEO @DavidLRipley‘Privacy and Security’ Should Be the Core of National Digital IDAustralian experts discusses privacy and data collection by smart home devicesCanadian Privacy Commissioner highlights concerns on RCMP's web surveillance with private techOtherBitcoin Magazine: Adam Back's complete emails with Satoshi NakamatoSatoshi Nakamoto's earliest collaborator Martii 'Sirius' Malmi released their entire email historyUpcoming events(new/changes in bold)Apr 10, zkSummit (Athens) conferenceApr 12-14, ETHDam hackathonMay 24-26, ETHBerlin hackathonMay 30, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Prague) conferenceJun 7-9, MoneroKon (Prague) conference & hackathonJun 19-26, Web3Privacy Now Hackathon (Bled)Oct 4-6, Hackers Congress Paralelní Polis (HCPP) (Prague) conferenceOct 4-6, ETHRome hackathonOct, Web3Privacy Now Summit (Brno) conferenceOct, ETHBrno hackathonSign up to receive this newsletter weekly.

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